AP World History
Class Schedule
1/25-1/29
IMPORTANT NOTE:
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YOU MUST TAKE NOTES ON THE READING THIS WEEK—ON SEPARATE PAPER. You will NOT be
able to use the actual reading when taking reading quizzes (this week OR next week!)
Monday 1/25:
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Topic—Causes and Outbreak of the French Revolution
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Reading from the FR reading posted on the blog-- p. 1-3 of the handout stopping at “The Radical Revolution” AND
read the primary source documents on the two pages following p. 3 (Those pages are not numbered but the docs
are entitled “The Declaration of the Rights of Man” and “The Declaration of the Rights of Women”)
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Clearly the major theme here is…..REVOLUTION!!! However, there are still many of the AP themes
addressed throughout the reading. You SHOULD be thinking about these and relating the reading FOR BOTH
DAYS back to these themes.
Here are some more specific questions to ponder (and address in your notes!):
 What do you think was the BASIC cause of the revolution? What other factors contributed to this
basic cause?
 What was the IMMEDIATE cause?
 What kind of government was France before the revolution and what kind of government was
instituted in 1791?
 How does gender relate to the revolution to this point?
 How did other European countries react to the events in France? WHY?
Tuesday 1/26:
 Topic—Major Developments of the French Revolution
 Reading—p. 3-5 (start with “The Radical Revolution” and stop at “The Age of Napoleon” You should have already
read the primary source docs between p. 3 & 4. If you didn’t, do so before class on Wednesday)
 Why was the Committee of Public Safety created?
 What actions did it take? (Hint—THERE WERE A LOT!!!)
 Was it successful? Discuss.
Wednesday 1/27:
 Topic—The Napoleonic Age
 Reading—The rest of the reading on the blog: p. 5-7
 Why did the French turn to Napoleon for leadership? How was Napoleon a product of the revolution?
 Break the Napoleonic Era down—political (and break EMPIRE down!!), cultural (religious!), social, economic
 Was Napoleon “enlightened”? Why? Why not?
Thursday 1/28:
 Topic—The Haitian Revolution
 Reading—
 First you need to put the Haitian Revolution into the proper historical context:
Read p. 781-784 of the Atlantic Revolutions reading posted on the blog and take separate notes (NOT on the
reading!)
 How did French demands of the newly independent country of Haiti contribute to current economic
hardships in Haiti?
 What evidence is there to support Voltaire’s claim that c. 1750-1850 was the “century of revolutions”
 How were the Atlantic Revolutions different from the other upheavals taking place at the time?
 What were the common ideas of the Atlantic revolutionaries?
Also read about the North American Revolution p. 785-787. We didn’t really get much about this and
you DO need to know a little something about it (although you will need to know a great deal more
next year. For this course, you should have some basic knowledge and understand how the American
Revolution relates to the bigger picture of history. Reading this section should help you with that. You don’t
need to take separate notes here.
SKIM p. 787-792 about the French Revolution—think of it as review…it’s always a good thing! You do not
need any separate notes here.
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NOW read about the Haitian Revolution and take separate notes (NOT on the reading) p. 792-794
 Describe the socio-economic makeup of the French colony of Saint Domingue. How was it different
from that of the British colonies in North America?
 How did the French Revolution affect the different groups of peoples of Saint Domingue?
 How was the Haitian Revolution unique in the Atlantic world (and in world history in general) both
socially and politically?
 Discuss the reasons for the persistence of poverty in Haiti after independence.
 What does the author mean when he says that Haiti became a “a source of enormous hope and of great
fear”?
 How did the revolution impact other areas of the Americas?
Friday 1/29:
 Activity—In class DBQ essay writing…a FULL essay this time
 What do you need to do to prepare for this activity?
 I will give you a DBQ in class on Thursday. For homework on Thursday night, you need to do all the prep
work in order to write the DBQ essay in class on Friday.
 You should bring your DBQ with your notations and your “outline” for the groups to class on Friday. You will
be able to use ONLY the DBQ and the notations that you made on it…no extra notes on any other type of
paper!!
 YOU WILL HAVE THE CLASS PERIOD TO WRITE YOUR ESSAY—NO MORE!!! When the bell
rings, you turn it in…period. You all have to learn to write an essay within the time constraints
provided—it’s really important!